Business Kiosk

Introduction

These sites are based on starting and running a business...

BSB40401 Certificate IV in business (small business management).

Units include:

Research business opportunities; finacial planning; promote the business; business planning; business & legal requirements; managing finances; small buainess tax tips (ATO); implement customer service strategies; manage a small team; monitor & manage business operations; monitor a safe workplace.

Useful sites for Business

• www.enterprisehouse.com.au, the office or virtual office.
• www.doitnow.net.au, assisting those who want to start of buy a business.
• www.mhbec.com.au, Murry Hume Business Enterprise Cenre is a NEIS (New Enterprise Incentive Scheme) provider. This is 6 weeks full time training or 13 weeks part time training if you can not attend a full-time course and you can even do the study by distance learning.
• Chamber Of Commerce.
• Design Institure of Australia.
• Employment Awards (see Dept. of Industrial Relations).
• AUSTRADE, for winning overseas business for their products.
• Department of immigration, for determining skill shortages and determining if a prospective employee is allowed to work in Australia.
• NSW Seniors Card, brings you business and it is free to join!
• Business Licence Renewal.
• BLIS, Business Licence Information Service.
• Ausindustry, Business Enterprise Centre (BEC), Regional Australia, : Free assistance for small business
• Government online directory, organizations and people in the Australian Government that can assist you with starting your business.
• Business Licence Renewal.
• import assistance.
• additional labeling requirements of imported goods.

Checking them out

• ASIC, to find out who owns the business you are dealing with.You can search for current and former copanies, business names, schemes, trusts and non-regestered entities on the national name index. You can also search for disqualified persons or do personal names search on company directors/officers of registered companies in Australia. ASIC also provides guidance and services to assist you.
• check out if your proposed business name exists, remember, some businesses like cafe's may use shop front name that differ from business name.
• for checking if some one else is using a trade mark or logo, to protect yourself against arguments.
• small trading, to protect yourself against scams.
• Conterfit Notes, and how to protect yourself against them.
• IP (Intellectual Property), patient and trademark register to confirm if your ideas are new.
• Aus Invent, for advice and support for any new inventions/new-ideas you might have. Here you can find technical and commercial viability of the invention.
• debt collection advice, general advice only.local courts, civil courts, community justice centres, solicitors: for locations; debts exceeding $40,000; mediation and to locate solicitors.
• CPA, Association of Taxation and Management Accountants, National Institute of Accountnats, for locating accountants in your area.
• Land and Property infromation NSW.
• Members of Parliament.
• OH&S.
• small busness OH&S.
• Standards Austrlia.
• Yellow Pages, a phone book.
• Australian Copyright Council.
• Austrade-Sydney.
• Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The Law

• lawlink, the place that includes anti-discrimination stuff.
• small biz, to handle business management issues.
• Resolving small business disputes, from the department of Industry, Tourism and Resources.
• Copyright protection, understanding the Copyright Act.
• Grants link, for federal, state and territory government frants including specific grants.
• e-business, doing business online guide.
• ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority: advice on online legal obligations.
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner, How your business can abide by the privacy laws.
• Spam laws: the law of spam, it is illegal for you to send unsolicited...
• protect data: data needs to be protected from theft, corruption and destruction.
• Business Law Accreditied Specialists, if your lawyer reveals areas of your business that require legal attention before problems arise.
• Australian Taxation Offic, for information about tax.
• Tax file number, ABN and to register for GST and PAYG.
• Register ABN with the tax office. Aslo relevant taxes (GST & PAYG).
• For NSW State Taxes.
• Sole trader using your own name: Register a name at the office of fair trading.
• Sole trader using your own name: Register a name at the office of Consumer Affairs Victoria.
• Company: Register a name at the office of Australian Securities and Investement Commission (ASIC). Aso fees, regulations for establishing and running a commpany.
• Sole trader vs company: to estimate if there will be a tax advantage of having a company instead of a sole trader. This will show you when it might be profitable to become a company for tax purposes.
• Australian Competion & Consumer Commission (ACCC).
• Australian Customs Service Information Centre.

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